1949 Swedish speedway season explained

1949 Swedish speedway season
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The 1949 Swedish speedway season was the 1949 season of motorcycle speedway in Sweden.^{[1] [2]}

Individual

Individual Championship

The 1949 Swedish Individual Speedway Championship final was held on 21 October in Stockholm. Olle Nygren won the inaugural Swedish Championship.^{[3] [4] [5]}

width=25px	Pos.	width=200px	Rider	width=200px	Club	width=80px	Points	width=80px	Total
1		Vargarna	3 3 3 3 3	15
2		Getingarna	3 3 1 3 3	13
3		Vargarna	2 3 3 2 2	12+3
4		Getingarna	2 3 3 3 1	12+2
5		Vargarna	3 1 3 2 2	11
6		SMK Stockholm	3 2 3 2 0	10
7		Filbyterna	1 2 1 1 3	9
8		Griparna	0 2 2 1 3	8
9		Vargarna	1 1 1 2 2	7
10		SMK Stockholm	2 S 2 1 2	7
11		Indianerna	2 0 2 0 1	5
12		Griparna	U 2 0 1 1	4
13		Vargarna	1 1 0 1 0	3
14		GEMA Goteborg	1 0 0 0 1	2
15		Filbyterna	0 1 1 0 0	2
16		Griparna	0 0 0 0 0	0

Team

Team Championship

Vargarna won the league and were declared the winners of the Swedish Speedway Team Championship.^{[6] [7]}

The league was increased from seven teams to ten teams with the additions of Smålänningarnaa, Piraterna and GEMA Goteborg.^[8]

There were also three name changes; Motorsällskapet Stockholm became Getingarna (the Wasps), Nyköping became Griparna (the Grippers) and Vendelsö became Tigrarna.^[9]

League
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1	Vargarna	9	9	0	18
2		9	8	1	16
3	Filbyterna	9	6	3	12
4	Getingarna	9	6	3	12
5	Indianerna	9	4	5	8
6	Griparna	9	4	5	8
7	Smålänningarnaa	9	4	5	8
8	Piraterna	9	3	6	6
9	GEMA Goteborg	9	1	8	2
10	Tigrarna	9	0	9	0

See also

• Speedway in Sweden

Notes and References

1. Web site: Swedish speedway season by season . Speedway.org . 15 March 2023.
2. Web site: Speedway riders, history and results - 1949 . WWOS Backup . 15 March 2023.
3. Web site: Former Ipswich Witch and Norwich Star speedway ace passes away . East Anglian Daily Times . 15 March 2023.
4. Web site: Swedish Individual Championship . Speedway History . 15 March 2023.
5. Book: Oakes, Peter . 1981 Speedway Yearbook . 1981 . 85 . Studio Publications (Ipswich) Ltd . 0-86215-017-5.
6. Web site: HISTORICAL RESULTS 1948-2015 . Speedway History . 15 March 2023.
7. Web site: Swedish Bauhaus Elite League . Speedway Fan Site . 15 March 2023.
8. Web site: Vargarna 1949 . formula2.se . 15 March 2023.
9. Web site: 1949 . Speedway.org . 15 March 2023.